Listening Comprehension · B1 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B1.1.7.1.1 - Listen to and reproduce narrative texts

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Listen attentively to a short narrative text read aloud by the teacher and identify the main events.
Answer simple questions about the content of a story they have heard.
Reproduce the main events of a narrative text in their own words, with the support of pictures or prompts.
Retell a familiar story in small groups, taking turns to speak clearly and audibly.
Role-play key events from the story, demonstrating their understanding of the sequence of events.

This lesson focuses on listening to and reproducing narrative texts. It builds on the oral language skills learners have developed in previous weeks (speaking clearly, taking turns in conversation) and prepares them for next week’s work on sequencing events and discussing characters.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Oral Language (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Listening Comprehension (1.7)
Content standard: B1.1.7.1 - Use appropriate skills and strategies to process meaning from texts
Indicator: B1.1.7.1.1 - Listen to and reproduce narrative texts
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 6 (Week 6 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: English Language Curriculum (Basic 1-3), 2019, p. 11
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Before Reading
- Activate the previous knowledge of the learners by making them think-pair-share with their friends, the cover illustrations and pictures accompanying the story.
- Have them predict the story.
- During Reading
- Read a story. Pause at vantage points and have learners talk about the content of the text.
- After Reading
- Have the learners answer simple questions based on the text.
- Have them role-play the events in the story.